Hardik Pandya Custom row: India all-rounder refutes report, says 'I voluntarily paid customs duty'

Hardik Pandya clarified the reports that claimed two wrist watches worth Rs 5 crore were seized from him at the Mumbai airport on his return from Dubai.

India star all-rounder Hardik Pandya issued a statement on reports that claimed two wrist watches worth Rs 5 crore were seized from him at the Mumbai airport, saying he voluntarily went to Mumbai airport customs counter to declare the items brought by him and pay the requisite customs duty. pic.twitter.com/k9Qv0UnmyS

Earlier, it was reported that his two luxury watches worth Rs 5 crore were seized by customs as the cricketer failed to produce bills. Hardik Pandya was returning home from Dubai after India's disappointing show at the T20 World Cup. Hardik said that that only one watch worth Rs 1.5 crore had been taken by the customs department for "proper valuation".